Termites as mediators of the water economy of arid savanna ecosystems

Dryland Ecohydrology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 303-313

  Turner, J Scott ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4260-4_17     Document Type: Chapter

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